Louisville Essentials

By Robin Garr, FrontDoor.com | Published: 2/24/2009

Have a drink or grab a late-night bite in one of Louisville's great restaurants, bars or cafes. Greater Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau

Food and Drink Essentials

WHERE TO BUY GROCERIES

Rainbow Blossom
3738 Lexington Road and four other locations
502-896-0189
Locavores admire this local chain of organic and natural markets. For the rest of your groceries, Kroger is here, all over town, as is Meijer. And Louisville has a Whole Foods. It's in the St. Matthews area (4944 Shelbyville Road, 502-899-5545).

WHERE TO BUY PASTA

Lotsa Pasta
3717 Lexington Road
502-896-6361
Foodies love this establishment that's part New York-style Italian deli, part international grocery.

WHERE TO GET A LATTE

Heine Bros. Coffee
2200 Bardstown Road, 502-515-0380, and four others around town
Louisville adopted the coffee culture so early that local shops held off the Starbucks invasion for years. The shop that started the local caffeine cult in the early 1990s is Heine Bros.

WHERE TO GET A GOOD LOAF OF BREAD

Blue Dog Bakery & Cafe
2868 Frankfort Ave.
502-899-9800
With its $50,000 Spanish wood-fired oven, inspired by the noteworthy Acme Bakery in Berkeley, Calif., Blue Dog set an entirely new standard for high-quality bread in Louisville. Many of the city's finest restaurants get their bread here; you can too.

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